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ARCTIC Freezer A35 vs be quiet! Dark Rock 4: Comparison
ARCTIC Freezer A35 and be quiet! Dark Rock 4 separate most on warranty: ARCTIC Freezer A35 at 6 years, be quiet! Dark Rock 4 at 3 years, 50% in favour of ARCTIC Freezer A35. Max Speed splits them by another 22%, again favouring ARCTIC Freezer A35. They match on 7 other specifications, including cooler type, tower type and tower layout.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | ARCTIC | be quiet! |
| Cooler Type | Air Tower | Air Tower |
| Series | ARCTIC Freezer A35 | be quiet! Dark Rock 4 |
| Tower Type | Single-Tower | Single-Tower |
| Model Number | ACFRE00112A | BK021 |
| Height | 158.5 mm | 160 mm-1% |
| Socket Compatibility | AMD AM4/AM5 | AMD AM4/AM5, Intel LGA1700/1200/115X/2066/2011-3 |
| Tower Layout | Single-Tower | Single-Tower |
| Fan Count | 1 | 1 |
| RGB Lighting | No | No |
| Cooler Width | 133 mm | 136 mm |
| Cooler Weight | 734 g | 920 g |
| Heatpipe Count | 4 | 6 |
| Fan Size | 120 mm | 135 mm |
| Max Speed | 1800 RPM | 1400 RPM-22% |
| Bearing Type | Fluid Dynamic | Fluid Dynamic |
| Lighting | None | None |
| Warranty | 6 years | 3 years-50% |
| Source URL | https://www.arctic.de/us/Freezer-A35/ACFRE00112A | https://www.bequiet.com/en/cpucooler/1376 |
Verdict
ARCTIC Freezer A35
7 / 10 Expert Rating
A perfectly serviceable AMD-focused budget cooler, best suited to genuinely tight-budget builds rather than anyone with even a little more to spend.
be quiet! Dark Rock 4
7.9 / 10 Expert Rating
A dependable, genuinely quiet single-tower cooler that's been slightly outclassed by be quiet!'s own newer Dark Rock 5, but still a solid mid-tier pick on sale.